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Victoria International Container Terminal in Melbourne recently welcomed the enhanced Wallaby service of Mediterranean Shipping Co
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The service offers a faster and more direct connection between Australia, New Zealand, and North Asia
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The first call last September was marked by the arrival of the vessel MSC Eleni
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The service deploys 10 ships of 2,700 to 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit capacity
Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) in Australia recently welcomed the enhanced Wallaby service of Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC).
“We are honored that MSC has chosen VICT as a key port of call for the Wallaby service,” VICT chief executive officer Bruno Porchietto said in a statement.
“This service highlights our capability to handle growing volume and further solidifies VICT’s position as a leading container terminal in Australia,” he added.
The inaugural call of the Wallaby service last September was marked by the arrival of the vessel MSC Eleni. The service is expected to turn in 10 weeks and will deploy 10 ships of 2,700 to 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit capacity. The MSC Eleni made its second call to VICT last October 13 as part of its northbound trip.
The Wallaby service offers a faster and more direct connection between Australia, New Zealand, and North Asia to provide customers with improved reliability and efficiency.
The revised port rotation provides coverage of New Zealand ports, including Bluff, and a seamless connection to MSC’s global network via the shipping line’s main hubs in Hong Kong, Yantian, Shanghai and Ningbo. The full port rotation is as follows: Hong Kong – Yantian – Xiamen – Shanghai – Ningbo – Sydney – Melbourne – Auckland – Bluff – Lyttelton – Wellington – Napier – Tauranga – Melbourne – Brisbane – Hong Kong.
VICT parent company International Container Terminal Services, Inc. said the addition of the Wallaby service to VICT’s portfolio underscores the terminal’s commitment to provide world-class services.
Just last September, VICT reached the five million-TEU mark since commencing operations in 2017.
Last January, ICTSI inaugurated the Phase 3A expansion of VICT, increasing its capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEUs and enabling the terminal to handle larger vessels and cater to the growing demand.
Phase 3A is part of the AU$235 million (P8.5 billion) expansion project that is being carried out in two phases.
Phase 3B is scheduled to be completed in 2026 and will include the acquisition of another automated ship-to-shore crane, three auto container carriers, four auto stacking cranes, and construction of two additional storage blocks.
